LIAT Cargo Signs Deal with Miami-Based Aviation Firm CAS

By: - February 21st, 2012

By the Caribbean Journal staff

LIAT Cargo has signed an Interline Agreement with Miami-based Commercial Aviation Services, a Miami-based carrier with heavy traffic to San Juan and Colombia.

The agreement will hep transport cargo from to and from San Juan and Bogota via Barbados.

“There is no other carrier offering this level of service,” said Wilbur Edwards, Director of Cargo and Quikpak at LIAT. “It is simply unmatched.”

The deal paves the way for LIAT Cargo to open its network to San Juan via Antigua.

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